*
     * @return {@link System#getProperties()} obtained in a thread-safe manner.
     */
    public static Properties getSystemProperties() {
        return copyProperties(System.getProperties());
    }

    /**
     * Copies the given {@link Properties} object into a new {@link Properties} object, in a thread-safe manner.
     * @param properties Properties to copy.

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